Obožavanje

Obožavanje je čin religijske posvećenosti (devocije) uglavnom usmerene prema božanstvu. Čin obožavanja se može izvoditi individualno, ili u neformalnoj ili formalnoj grupi, ili preko određenog vođe. Takvi činovi su i štovanje na razne načine (jedan je zajednička molitva u nekoj formi, npr. namaz).

Obožavati označava činjenje molitve ili određene vrste obreda božanstvu, ali i smatranje čega idolom i/ili kultom; predstavlja sinonim reči bogoslužje i klanjanje. Sva ova značenja termina se svode na jedno: dizanje entiteta koji se razmatra na stepen božanstva od svega onog što se uopšteno smatra božanstvom — osećanjima, rečju tj. delom.

U savremenom društvu i sociologiji, neki autori komentarišu načine na koje ljudi više ne obožavaju prepoznata božanstva nego i (ili umesto toga) obožavaju potrošačke brendove, sportske timove i druge ljude (selebretije / poznate ličnosti). Sociologija stoga proširuje ovaj argument da bi se sugerisalo da je van religije obožavanje proces u kojem društvo obožava sebe, kao oblik samovalorizacije (samovrednovanja) i samoočuvanja. U muslimanskom svetu, reč obožavanje (u doslovnom kontekstu obožavanja) zabranjeno je koristiti ako se odnosi na neki objekat ili radnju a ne isključivo na Alaha.

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Spoljašnje veze

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• „Liturgy, in the "Catholic Encyclopedia"” (na jeziku: engleski). Arhivirano iz originala 16. 8. 2000. g. 
• „Orthodox Tradition and the Liturgy”. Arhivirano iz originala 19. 1. 2011. g. 
• Church Service: Nowadays Practice vs. First Century's Practice